T A Sims Elementary

Summary:

T A Sims Elementary is a public elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 574 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

T A Sims Elementary faces significant challenges. The school has a much higher percentage of Hispanic students (87.8%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 32.58% to 92.01% Hispanic. Academically, T A Sims consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools, with STAAR test scores well below district and state averages. Over 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high economic disadvantage. Despite spending significantly more per student ($10,692) than the district and state averages, the school's academic outcomes remain poor.

Nearby schools, such as Sagamore Hill Elementary and S S Dillow Elementary, serve predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student populations but generally outperform T A Sims Elementary. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools. Addressing the challenges at T A Sims will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach focused on targeted interventions, effective resource utilization, and community collaboration to support student success.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3500 Crenshaw Ave
       Fort Worth, TX  76105-4019


(817) 814-0800

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4088th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,692 Help


Students who attend T A Sims Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    James Middle
High:    Polytechnic High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  590

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.2%
African American:
8.1%
White:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details T A Sims Elementary ranks worse than 87.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 48th among 79 ranked elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.09. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.2%), African American (8.1%), White (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at T A Sims Elementary is 16.8. 71 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at T A Sims Elementary is $10,692. 56 elementary schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

T A Sims Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks T A Sims Elementary 4088th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See T A Sims Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) 783rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for T A Sims Elementary

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Rank History for all students at T A Sims Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 5.00 3433rd 3465 0.9%
2005 19.26 3193rd 3475 8.1%
2006 20.98 3131st 3476 9.9%
2007 1.92 3711th 3724 0.3%
2008 7.81 3692nd 3768 2.0%
2009 5.87 3835th 3884 1.3%
2010 7.60 3859th 3937 2.0%
2011 7.27 4012th 4095 2.0%
2012 25.71 3618th 4206 14.0%
2013 29.59 3411th 4221 19.2%
2014 33.95 3205th 4260 24.8%
2015 9.41 4141st 4320 4.1%
2016 8.68 4112th 4286 4.1%
2017 9.61 4197th 4329 3.0%
2018 14.48 4082nd 4359 6.4%
2019 14.29 4180th 4479 6.7%
2021 15.75 4164th 4578 9.0%
2022 16.99 4103rd 4581 10.4%
2023 16.20 4227th 4647 9.0%
2024 19.09 4088th 4675 12.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at T A Sims Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.27 2084th 3226 35.4%
2019 34.83 2409th 3333 27.7%
2021 23.54 3031st 3446 12.0%
2022 23.35 3057th 3487 12.3%
2023 23.96 3068th 3556 13.7%
2024 21.11 3213th 3638 11.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at T A Sims Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.21 2710th 3558 23.8%
2019 24.71 3205th 3684 13.0%
2021 23.78 3276th 3799 13.8%
2022 34.77 2672nd 3952 32.4%
2023 51.02 1584th 4086 61.2%
2024 30.04 3255th 4261 23.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at T A Sims Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.32 3864th 4264 9.4%
2019 21.12 3919th 4309 9.1%
2021 22.23 3906th 4451 12.2%
2022 25.88 3743rd 4477 16.4%
2023 24.23 3872nd 4521 14.4%
2024 23.80 3930th 4560 13.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at T A Sims Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.84 4056th 4306 5.8%
2019 13.85 4127th 4348 5.1%
2021 18.37 3996th 4499 11.2%
2022 18.45 4080th 4561 10.5%
2023 15.19 4250th 4588 7.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at T A Sims Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.45 3098th 3106 0.3%
2019 10.18 3088th 3184 3.0%
2021 4.75 2938th 3006 2.3%
2022 22.60 2652nd 2958 10.3%
2023 21.31 2717th 2980 8.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at T A Sims Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.42 2624th 4240 38.1%
2019 39.21 2731st 4295 36.4%
2021 27.29 3576th 4331 17.4%
2022 33.60 3260th 4461 26.9%
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Rank History for Male students at T A Sims Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.89 4021st 4319 6.9%
2019 17.16 3988th 4357 8.5%
2021 15.71 4155th 4498 7.6%
2022 17.98 4086th 4563 10.5%
2023 19.24 4049th 4585 11.7%
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Rank History for African American students at T A Sims Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.90 2173rd 2483 12.5%
2019 19.21 2318th 2515 7.8%
2021 20.98 2218th 2444 9.2%
2022 33.30 1742nd 2421 28.0%
2023 32.47 1757th 2443 28.1%
2024 29.54 1884th 2421 22.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at T A Sims Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.45 3776th 4168 9.4%
2019 20.59 3803rd 4188 9.2%
2021 20.99 3836th 4329 11.4%
2022 20.15 3946th 4376 9.8%
2023 19.86 3955th 4401 10.1%
2024 19.78 3972nd 4431 10.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

T A Sims Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for T A Sims Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 83 520 4 336 0 n/a n/a 0 943
1991 51 379 1 261 0 n/a n/a 0 692
1992 42 385 0 301 0 n/a n/a 0 728
1993 45 452 1 262 2 n/a n/a 0 762
1994 60 335 0 381 0 n/a n/a 0 776
1995 57 329 0 444 0 n/a n/a 0 830
1996 57 329 0 444 0 n/a n/a 0 830
1997 31 302 0 491 0 n/a n/a 0 824
1998 30 298 2 504 1 n/a n/a 0 835
1999 30 311 1 508 1 n/a n/a 0 851
2000 25 267 1 517 1 n/a n/a 0 811
2001 13 229 3 593 2 n/a n/a 0 840
2002 23 190 7 656 0 n/a n/a 0 876
2003 23 190 7 656 0 n/a n/a 0 876
2004 18 158 6 660 0 n/a n/a 0 842
2005 13 142 8 650 0 n/a n/a 0 813
2006 10 116 8 676 0 n/a n/a 0 810
2007 9 114 5 687 0 n/a n/a 0 815
2008 13 107 4 666 2 n/a n/a 0 792
2009 13 83 2 624 1 n/a n/a 0 723
2010 18 84 3 599 0 n/a n/a 0 704
2011 32 71 3 583 3 0 6 0 698
2012 32 91 1 641 3 0 5 0 773
2013 20 82 0 596 3 0 5 0 706
2014 19 93 0 615 2 0 7 0 736
2015 16 91 0 640 1 0 4 0 752
2016 10 87 1 680 2 0 3 0 783
2017 15 99 2 688 2 0 6 0 812
2018 16 84 1 666 2 0 3 0 772
2019 14 75 0 625 1 0 6 0 721
2020 11 69 1 574 0 0 7 0 662
2021 9 56 1 520 0 0 3 0 589
2022 15 53 1 506 0 0 3 0 578
2023 9 57 1 504 0 0 3 0 574
2024 9 48 1 532 0 0 0 0 590

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at T A Sims Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 943 45.0 20.9 n/a
1991 692 44.6 15.5 n/a
1992 728 37.0 19.6 82.1
1993 762 41.0 18.6 78.6
1994 776 44.5 17.4 79.4
1995 830 46.3 17.9 84
1996 830 46.3 17.9 84
1997 824 48.3 17.1 85.8
1998 835 43.2 19.3 84.3
1999 851 50.0 17.0 81
2000 811 47.9 16.9 87.1
2001 840 50.5 16.6 76.9
2002 876 53.8 16.3 88.8
2003 876 53.8 16.3 88.8
2004 842 53.9 15.6 91.4
2005 813 52.3 15.5 93.4
2006 810 47.2 17.2 94.8
2007 815 43.0 19.0 94.2
2008 792 41.8 18.9 87.4
2009 723 40.9 17.6 89.5
2010 704 40.0 17.6 91.9
2011 698 38.0 18.3 90.8
2012 773 39.7 19.4 90.8
2013 706 40.9 17.2 91.5
2014 736 38.0 19.3 89.1
2015 752 41.0 18.3 86.2
2016 783 44.0 17.7 92.1
2017 812 45.0 18.0 93.3
2018 772 44.0 17.5 90.5
2019 721 45.4 15.8 98.2
2020 662 39.8 16.6 94.1
2021 589 38.0 15.4 97.3
2022 578 35.1 16.4 97.8
2023 574 31.0 18.5 97.6
2024 590 34.9 16.8 96.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio T A Sims Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 943 45.0 20.9 n/a
1991 692 44.6 15.5 n/a
1992 728 37.0 19.6 82.1
1993 762 41.0 18.6 78.6
1994 776 44.5 17.4 79.4
1995 830 46.3 17.9 84
1996 830 46.3 17.9 84
1997 824 48.3 17.1 85.8
1998 835 43.2 19.3 84.3
1999 851 50.0 17.0 81
2000 811 47.9 16.9 87.1
2001 840 50.5 16.6 76.9
2002 876 53.8 16.3 88.8
2003 876 53.8 16.3 88.8
2004 842 53.9 15.6 91.4
2005 813 52.3 15.5 93.4
2006 810 47.2 17.2 94.8
2007 815 43.0 19.0 94.2
2008 792 41.8 18.9 87.4
2009 723 40.9 17.6 89.5
2010 704 40.0 17.6 91.9
2011 698 38.0 18.3 90.8
2012 773 39.7 19.4 90.8
2013 706 40.9 17.2 91.5
2014 736 38.0 19.3 89.1
2015 752 41.0 18.3 86.2
2016 783 44.0 17.7 92.1
2017 812 45.0 18.0 93.3
2018 772 44.0 17.5 90.5
2019 721 45.4 15.8 98.2
2020 662 39.8 16.6 94.1
2021 589 38.0 15.4 97.3
2022 578 35.1 16.4 97.8
2023 574 31.0 18.5 97.6
2024 590 34.9 16.8 96.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for T A Sims Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $473 (5.1%) $8,787 (94.9%) $9,259
2020 $536 (5.7%) $8,891 (94.3%) $9,427
2021 $1,727 (16.2%) $8,965 (83.8%) $10,692

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on T A Sims Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4180th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4227th of 4647 Elementary schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (T A Sims Elementary)2017
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3332
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (T A Sims Elementary)1829
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3227
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (T A Sims Elementary)3121
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3016
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3924
 15%
4th Grade Reading (T A Sims Elementary)2327
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3331
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (T A Sims Elementary)3432
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3230
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (T A Sims Elementary)50
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))2514
 11%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (T A Sims Elementary)2527
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4141
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (T A Sims Elementary)4233
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4234
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (T A Sims Elementary)2712
 15%
   5th Grade Science (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3418
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students721574
 20.4%
African American7557
 24%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian01
Hispanic625504
 19.4%
Pacific Islander00
White149
 35.7%
Two or More Races63
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.2%97.6%
 0.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about T A Sims Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 590 students attended T A Sims Elementary.

Students at T A Sims Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% White.

T A Sims Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend T A Sims Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Middle
High : Polytechnic High School


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